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"Thermal is the sort of inspiring sound-mangler you'll find yourself turning to whenever you need to overcome a creative roadblock."Future Music Magazine. The latest news on future music technology.
Interactive Distortion Plugin
A Sound Designer’s Best Friend
THERMAL makes it easy to experiment and dial in new distortion sounds. A user-friendly experience is key to controlling the deeply powerful, multi-stage engine.
More Than Distortion
THERMAL goes far beyond traditional multi-band distortions. The XY control is highly interactive, providing an easy interface to enhance harmonics by tapping into its layered engines, each with analog and digital distortion algorithms, effects, modulation and imaging.
Explore the Details
Dig into THERMAL’s Advanced Page to get into the nitty-gritty.
Advanced
Go beyond the presets and interact with the distortion on the waveform display, tweak modulation envelopes and add effects.
Waveform Display
Hone in on a specific frequency range by dragging the handles on the waveform and adjust volume using the slider. Turn band split on to activate the crossover filters.
Distortion & Effects
Choose from 19 analogue and digitally modelled distortion algorithms. Add harmonics and grit, shape amplitude, and add frequency modulation.
Width & Tone
Add a final touch to each stage by adding Mid Side and time-based width, then shaping highs and lows using the Tone panel.
Features
- 250+ presets for instant playability
- A circular XY control linked to distortion parameters
- Multi-stage distortion and effects processing
- Mid-Side and time-based width
- 15+ custom distortion types
- 9 built-in FX with an additional master compressor and filter
- Value readout panel for better understanding of controls
- Favoriting feature in Presets menu
- Built-in ToolTips on Advanced page
System Requirements
Mac
- 64 bit compatible only
- Mac OS X 10.14 - macOS 13 Ventura
- Apple Silicon M1 or better, Intel Core i5 or better
- 8GB RAM required, 16GB RAM recommended
- At least 430 MB of free drive space.
- AAX, AU, VST and VST3 versions included.
- Internet connection required for download and product activation.
PC
- 64 bit compatible only.
- Windows 10, Windows 11.
- Intel Core i5 and AMD equivalent or better
- 8GB RAM required, 16GB RAM recommended
- At least 185 MB of free drive space.
- AAX, VST and VST3 versions included.
- Internet connection required for download and product activation.
DAW Support
- Ableton Live 9.2.2+ / 10.1 (Mac & PC: AU, VST)
- Bitwig 1.3.9 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST)
- Cubase 8 + (Mac & PC: VST)
- Digital Performer 8 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST)*
- FL Studio 12 + (PC: VST, VST3)
- Garageband 10+ (AU)
- Logic Pro 9+ (Mac: AU)
- Native Instruments Maschine 2.4 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST)
- Pro Tools 10.3.5 – 12 (Mac & PC: AAX)
- Presonus Studio One 3.2.2 (Mac and PC: AU, VST, and VST3)
- Propellerhead Reason 9.5+ (Mac & PC: VST)
- Reaper (Mac: AU, VST)
- Cakewalk by BandLab (PC: VST3)*
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